Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressHouse Starts Debating DoD Budget Bill
The House began debating a $519.2 billion defense appropriations bill yesterday, voting down proposals to cut funding for the Afghanistan war and missile defense. Many amendments are expected to the Pentagon spending measure, because […]
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Business/FinancialReport Increases Sequestration Job-Loss Prediction
A defense-industry group unveiled a report warning so-called sequestration budget cuts could lead to the loss of more than 2 million jobs yesterday as Democrats and Republicans clashed on Capitol Hill about […]
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Congress
Sequestration Threats Heat Up On Hill
As Congress prepared to debate legislation and hear testimony this week on “sequestration” reductions to the Pentagon budget, a senior Democrat threatened yesterday to let the potential cuts take effect […]
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Congress
GOP Leaders Push Back On Simply Delaying DoD Cuts
Republican leaders in the House and Senate told President Barack Obama they would not support delaying the start of so-called sequestration cuts next January that could slice $500 billion off […]
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Congress
DoD Rescinds Controversial Report-Limiting Rule
The Pentagon ended a controversial rule yesterday limiting the length of reports to Congress after a leading House member threatened to penalize the Pentagon. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy […]
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Congress
STRATCOM Chief Stands By SSBN(X)
The head of the Pentagon’s Strategic Command (STRATCOM) vigorously defended yesterday plans to build 12 SSBN(X) ballistic-missile submarines, suggesting the number of vessels could even increase. Lawmakers and Pentagon officials […]
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Congress
HASC Repubs Slam DoD For Limiting Reports To Congress
Upset by the quality of a report from the Pentagon on China’s military, House Republicans called yesterday for the defense secretary to stop limiting the length of reports to Congress. […]
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Congress
Clock Ticking On Defense Bills In Congress
Lawmakers are continuing to work on multiple defense bills this month, though they said yesterday some of them may not be resolved until September at the earliest. Of the four Pentagon […]
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Congress
Cyber Chief: Cyber Legislation Needed ASAP
The head of Cyber Command warned yesterday congressional delay in passing cybersecurity legislation is putting the nation at risk, while he also sought to allay concerns about the government receiving […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Official To Testify About Looming DoD Cuts
The White House’s budget chief will testify before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) next month about potential defense budget reductions after the panel’s chairman prodded the administration to share […]